Universal bottle cover device



Feb. 21, 1939- P. SCHNEIDER ET AL 2,147,758

UNIVERSAL BOTTLE COVER DEVICE Filed May 12, 1958 I N v E N To )2 5. PET1? SCHNEIDER. PETER BROWN.

PAUL HA NNU-SS.

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Patented Feb. 21, 1939 UNITED STATES PAT EN T O-FFiCE Peter Schneider,Peter Brown, and Paul Hannuss, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application May 12, 1938, Serial No. 207; 152

Claims.

This invention relates to container closures and more particularly tocaps as used for temporarily closing the mouths of bottles and the like.

:a An object of the invention is to provide a circular base havingraised resilient flanges to clamp the bottom of a bottle thereon and asectional, length adjustable, raised support carrying a "cap suited toengage over the bottle mouth.

in A further feature is in the provision of means for normally retainingthe cap securely seated in operative position, effectually covering themouth of the bottle, and for tilting the cap upwards automatically, uponpressing the upright towards T5 the body of the bottle, thereby allowingits contents to be poured out.

Another purpose is to provide a lid closure device that is engageablewith bottles varying considerably in shape, size and proportions.

20 These desirable objects are accomplished by the novel constructionand combination of simple parts hereinafter described and shown in theaccompanying drawing, constituting a material component of thisdisclosure, and in which 25 Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a.conventional type of milk bottle showing the application of oneembodiment of the invention, parts being in section and indicating, inbroken lines, the position of the cap when tilted upward.

so Figure 2 is a front elevational View of the device as disengaged fromthe bottle.

Figure 3 is a view, similar to Figure l'but showing a modification inconstruction adapted for a. different type of bottle.

35 Figure 4 is a front elevational view of the modified form seen inFigure 3.

Figure 5 is a side elevational view of a further modified form of thebottle cover device.

Figure 6 is a front elevational view thereof.

40 Figure 7 is a transverse sectional view looking on line 1-1 of Figure6.

Figure 8 is a cross. sectional view of the cap.

As shown in the drawing, referring to Figures 1 to i, the deviceconsists of a cup-shaped, cir- 45 cular base l5 having a circumjacentraised flange It, notched and sheared to produce a plurality of arcuategrips ll adapted to resiliently engage the lower portion of a commonbottle X.

Rigidly attached to the flange I6 is a narrow 50 upright stand orsupport IS on, which is engaged a narrow casing 28 open at the bottomand having fixed in it a Z-shaped, offset strut 2|, its inner endportion, slidably seated on the stand it! and containing a slot 222through which passes 55 a headed stud 23 set in the stand.

The upper, inwardly inclined end of the struts 2i merges into aresilient strip 25, having in its lower portion a slot 22' engaged by aheaded stud 23, the slots and studs maintaining the strip '25 erectaswell as limiting themovement -5 of the casing and strip, theseelements being normally drawn downwardly to "the limit by a tensionspring 26 extending diagonally downward within the casing and secured atits respective ends to the casing and stand.

The main portion of the strip 25 is straight an'ddirected angularly fromthe body of the bottle'to the rim of its mouth, and thence turnedinwardly, at a right angle to the axis of the bottle, constituting aclip 21.

A cap 3t, preferably having a hat top and downwardly curved rim 3ifitting over the bottle mouth, is formed with a recess 32 in its frontedge to facilitate pouring the contents of the bottle.

This cap is preferably provided on its inner surface with a pliablepacking disc 33 and is secured by one or more rivets 34 to the springstrip clip 2'3, thereby being firmly pressed upon the bottle mouth,preventing leakage and also the entrance of germ laden air.

In order to tilt the cap so as to obtain access to the contents, thespring strip 25 is pressed inwardly towards, the bottle, whereupon thecap becomes automatically raised, as clearly indicated by the brokenlines in Figure 1.

Figures 3 and 4 show substantially the same arrangement of similar partsproportioned in accordance with the shape and size of the bottle, which,if of considerable length, is grasped near 35 the upper part of itscylindrical body portion by a. pair of opposed spring arms 35 riveted,as at 36, to the strip 25.

In the modification shown in Figures 5, 6 and 7, the device is adaptedto engage bottles of two different sizes, as quart and pint, the formerresting on a base 4!? having arcuate gripping flanges 45, while at itscenter is an annular depression 42 to receive the bottoms of smallerbottles.

An upright support stand 43 is securely riveted to the flange 4|, thestand having fixed at its upper end a flattened loop 54, through whichfreely passes a spring strip 45, carrying a similar loop 45 at its lowerend, slidably engaging the support 43, while its upper portion isfashioned in the foregoing manner.

A coiled tension spring 4? of considerable length is attached at itsupper end, as at 48, to the strip 45, and at its bottom to the stand 43,as at 49.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the device is applicable to awide range of bottles, which are easily and securely engaged therein,positively capped under spring pressure, and readily released whenrequired.

From the foregoing it will be seen that a simple device for this purposehas been disclosed in the preferred forms of its embodiments, but it isnot desired to restrict the details to the exact construction shown, itbeing obvious that changes may be made without departing from the scopeof the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desiredto secure by Letters Patent, is:-

1. A bottle closure comprising a base to receive a bottle bottom, a capfor the bottle mouth, a resilient strip fixed on said cap to extenddownwardly, a spring fixed on said strip to extend downward alongsidethe bottle body, an upright stand carried by said base to which saidstrip is slidably attached, and a tension spring to draw said strip inthe direction of said base.

2. A bottle closure comprising a base to receive a bottle bottom, a capfor the bottle mouth, a resilient strip fixed on said cap to extenddownwardly adjacent the body of the bottle, a spring fixed on said stripto extend downward alongside the bottle body said strip capable oftilting the cap when pressed towards the bottle, a support stand fixedon said base in slidable contact with said strip, and means co-operatingto guide said strip along the support stand, said means limiting therelative movement therebetween, said spring to urge the strip towardssaid base thereby to press the cap normally upon the bottle mouth.

3. A bottle closure comprising a base to receive a bottle bottom, a capfor the bottle mouth, a spring strip fixed on said cap to extenddownward alongside the bottle body and capable of tilting the cap whenpressed towards the bottle, a support stand fixed on said base inslidable contact with said strip, resilient arms on said strip toembrace the bottle body, and resilient means combined with said base andstrip to seat said cap on the bottle mouth.

4. A bottle closure comprising a base to receive a bottle, resilientflanges on said base to engage the bottle, an upright support stand onsaid base, a resilient strip slidably engaged on said stand, a bottlecap carried by said strip, said cap having a pouring recess in its frontportion and tiltable upon pressing said strip towards the bottle body,and means associated with said strip and stand to press said cap uponthe bottle mouth.

5. A bottle closure comprising a base to receive bottles havingdifferent sized bottoms and retain them axially thereon, a cap recessedat the front to seat upon the bottle mouth, a resilient strip on whichsaid cap is fixed, said strip extending alongside the bottle and capableupon application of pressure to tilt the cap, a support stand fixed toextend upwardly from said base, flattened loops engaging said strip andsupport stand, and a tension spring fixed at its respective ends to saidstrip and base.

PETER SCHNEIDER. PETER BROWN. PAUL HANNUSS.

